MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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